An investigation into oral error correction practices and beliefs of EFL university teachers in Saudi Arab
An investigation into oral error correction practices and beliefs of EFL university teachers in Saudi Arab

Summary/Abstract: Despite the wealth of knowledge in the field of oral corrective feedback (OCF), empirical evidence is still scarce regarding the EFL teachers’ OCF beliefs and practices in the Saudi Arabian context. This study, therefore, seeks to gain an understanding of teachers’ use of OCF in the Saudi Arabian university context. The following three questions guided the study: 1) What are teachers’ reported beliefs about OCF in Saudi Arabian university context? 2) What are teachers’ observed practices of OCF in this context? 3) To what extent are these teachers’ beliefs about OCF congruent with their observable practices? Four ESL university instructors were observed and interviewed. The results reveal that the OCF beliefs of EFL teachers in Saudi Arabia are mostly in line with the conducted research. However, strong discrepancies between the OCF beliefs and practices were also noted. Based on these findings, it is recommended that the Ministry of Education and other responsible bodies need to offer in-service and pre-service training to EFL instructors in Saudi Arabia in order to align their OCF beliefs with practices.

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